Are your Cyber Monday purchases legit? There’s (going to be) an app for that

Image caption: Schematic showing the proposed process for image PUF generation and printing. Image credit: Micromachines (2023). DOI: 10.3390/mi14091678. Article by Kelly Izlar, Virginia Tech. Tech Xplore – November 24, 2023. Study: MDPI.

Receiving a bogus designer handbag or imitation Wagyu beef might infuriate a Cyber Monday consumer, but a knock-off respirator or a fake pacemaker could imperil them. Virginia Tech researcher Emma Meno is developing a mobile app to empower buyers to ensure their purchases are legitimate. […]

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